Spirit (Spirit album)

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Spirit
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Studio album by Spirit
Released January 22, 1968
Recorded August 31 - November 17, 1967
Genre Psychedelic rock, progressive rock, jazz fusion
Length 41:55 (original)
Label Epic/Legacy Recordings
Producer Lou Adler
Spirit chronology
Spirit
(1968)		 The Family That Plays Together
(1969)The Family That Plays Together1969
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]
Rolling Stone (mixed) [2]


Spirit is the debut album by rock band Spirit, released on January 22, 1968. The experimental album was commercially successful[dubious – discuss], and garnered significant underground FM airtime[citation needed]. The album reached #31 on the Billboard LP charts.

The album was first published by Ode Records in 1968. It has since been reprinted by Sony, repackaged in compact-disc form and remastered from original analogue tapes.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Fresh-Garbage"   Jay Ferguson 3:11
2. "Uncle Jack"   Ferguson 2:44
3. "Mechanical World"   Mark Andes, Ferguson 5:15
4. "Taurus"   Randy California 2:37
5. "Girl in Your Eye"   Ferguson 3:15
6. "Straight Arrow"   Ferguson 2:50
7. "Topanga Windows"   Ferguson 3:36
8. "Gramophone Man"   Andes, California, Ed Cassidy, Ferguson, John Locke 3:49
9. "Water Woman"   Ferguson 2:11
10. "The Great Canyon Fire in General"   Ferguson 2:46
11. "Elijah"   Locke 10:42

Personnel

Spirit


Production

  • Lou Adler – Producer
  • Marty Paich - String & Horn Arrangements
  • Eirik Wangberg, Armin Steiner & Mike Leitz - Engineers
  • Corporate Head - Album Design
  • Tom Wilkes – Art Direction
  • Guy Webster – Cover Photo
  • Jay Thompson - Back Cover Photo
  • Terry Clements, Marshall Blonstein, Doug Wallack - Assistance
  • Vic Anesini – Mastering, Mixing
  • Nicholas Bennett – Packaging Manager
  • Adam Block – Project Director, Project Coordinator
  • Bob Irwin – Producer, Compilation Producer
  • Jeff Smith – Package Design
  • Jay Thompson – Photography, Insert Photography
  • Douglas Wallack - Special Thanks / Road Manager

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1968 Billboard 200 31
1973 Billboard 200 191

Miscellanea

The song "Fresh Garbage" has been sampled in the Pink song "Feel Good Time", found on the soundtrack of Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. "Fresh Garbage" was also used as the title (and theme music) of a rock music program on BBC Radio London in the early 1970s.[citation needed]

In 1973, Epic released a two-disc LP repackage of Spirit and Clear entitled Spirit.

The guitar riff that occurs about :43 into "Taurus" is known to have influenced Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page in 'composing' his famous intro to "Stairway to Heaven".[3] Led Zeppelin opened for Spirit on an American tour in 1968, and also borrowed the riff of "Fresh Garbage" during early live performances of the song 'As Long as I Have You'.[4]

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Main article: Taurus (instrumental)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ "Whammy Bar" Guitar World April 1997: 19 "But California's most enduring legacy may well be the fingerpicked acoustic theme of the song "Taurus," which Jimmy Page lifted virtually note for note for the introduction to "Stairway to Heaven."
  4. ↑ Sleeve notes to 1996 reissue of Spirit's debut album, booklet included with CD EPC 485175
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